Photon is a BEAST - Motorola Photon 4G

My son and I both have photons. My son left his on top of his car the other day, and by the time he realized what he had done, it was too late. He retraced his steps and found the phone in the middle of a busy 6 lane road. The phone had been run over at least once as the glass was pretty much pulverized. However, the phone still powered on/off, there was some functionality of the pulverized touch screen, and the phone still received calls. With all the unique tech, the awesome radios, and almost indestructable build, tell me again why Motorola is abandoning this phone? It is a shame that his new Photon will come with 2.3.5.

6bowmans said:
tell me again why Motorola is abandoning this phone?
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stupid management doesnt want to invest in supporting current hardware and would prefer you upgrade ($$$) to a new phone (i.e. forced monetization).

findthedr said:
stupid management doesnt want to invest in supporting current hardware and would prefer you upgrade ($$$) to a new phone (i.e. forced monetization).
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Haha
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Odd. I was thinking they want me to jump on the Samsung bandwagon.

studentjunk said:
Odd. I was thinking they want me to jump on the Samsung bandwagon.
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Sprint will be happy to get you on a 2yr agreement with phone upgrade.
Sprint lost 423,000 subscribers in the July to September period, as trends across its product lineup were weak. Excluding recaptured Nextel customers, it lost contract-signing subscribers from the Sprint network for the first time in years. Customers on contract-based plans are the most lucrative.

Sprint also has another problem. They used to be the cheapest option. Verizon and AT&T now have new shared plans that make them cheaper than, or at least as cheap as Sprint for a large portion of Sprint family customers. I know I'm planning on paying the 100 bucks to get my wife and I out of our family plan and move to Verizon sometime between now and Christmas. That, along with Verizon's superior phone lineup, will entice a lot of people to switch. Keep in mind most people only use a few GB a month, so an unlimited plan doesn't matter to them. Also, most people don't care about rooting and ROM-ing their phones or bootloaders. VZ even includes hotspot, so that removes on reason for rooting.

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Sprint also has another problem. They used to be the cheapest option. Verizon and AT&T now have new shared plans that make them cheaper than, or at least as cheap as Sprint for a large portion of Sprint family customers. I know I'm planning on paying the 100 bucks to get my wife and I out of our family plan and move to Verizon sometime between now and Christmas. That, along with Verizon's superior phone lineup, will entice a lot of people to switch. Keep in mind most people only use a few GB a month, so an unlimited plan doesn't matter to them. Also, most people don't care about rooting and ROM-ing their phones or bootloaders. VZ even includes hotspot, so that removes on reason for rooting.
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Cheaper with no unlimited
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when deciding on a cellular carrier use this simple formula:
(cost of phone) + (monthly bill)(months under contract) + one time fees = true price
you will likely find that the best deals are with prepaid plans.

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Cheaper with no unlimited
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Unlimited only makes up for the price if you live and work in a 4G area. I do not. There aren't many of those areas. Also, the coverage with the other companies are significantly better with 3G as well. I like to travel around the country, and I like to chase storms. That's important to me. I can deal with either the 6gb or 8gb limit, especially since there is wifi available at my home where I spend most of my time, and also at many of the public places nowadays such as restaurants and coffee shops and such. Unlimited data isn't as important unless you live in a 4g area and use that data as your home internet. Some people use a lot more than 8gb in a month without tethering, but it's rare. Besides it's not truly unlimited. If you use consistently too much Sprint will drop you. Also, I have a real hard time believing Sprint will be able to stay unlimited when their LTE network expands to enough areas.

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when deciding on a cellular carrier use this simple formula:
(cost of phone) + (monthly bill)(months under contract) + one time fees = true price
you will likely find that the best deals are with prepaid plans.
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Prepaid plans are for cheap people and people with bad credit
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fester30 said:
Unlimited only makes up for the price if you live and work in a 4G area. I do not. There aren't many of those areas. Also, the coverage with the other companies are significantly better with 3G as well. I like to travel around the country, and I like to chase storms. That's important to me. I can deal with either the 6gb or 8gb limit, especially since there is wifi available at my home where I spend most of my time, and also at many of the public places nowadays such as restaurants and coffee shops and such. Unlimited data isn't as important unless you live in a 4g area and use that data as your home internet. Some people use a lot more than 8gb in a month without tethering, but it's rare. Besides it's not truly unlimited. If you use consistently too much Sprint will drop you. Also, I have a real hard time believing Sprint will be able to stay unlimited when their LTE network expands to enough areas.
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Unlimited 3g>Limited 3g
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After my contract is up I'm moving my family to prepaid. And no matter what some people think, prepaid is NOT exclusively for cheapskates or for those with less than stellar credit. It's for those that also do not want to be tied to a carrier anymore. With the multiple choices of prepaid carriers that are affiliated with the big 4 carriers it can be a better deal. My family uses very little data and some of us don't need a lot of minutes either. I've been experimenting with a few prepaid carriers lately and an pleased with the results. As of now I am trying pageplus that uses verizons spectrum on my original Droid and for my needs it's $12.00/month. Yes that's $12.00. It all depends on the needs of the individual. If the needs change, then it's easy to change plans. As for the cost of the phones, my son's and my photon will work on GSM networks,(I've already tried flashing mine to t-mobile and had good reception everywhere I went), and if anyone in my family wants a different phone then swappa is a great place to buy used phones. Not to mention the new Nexus 4 is $350.00 unlocked. If the economy continues to worsen as our dollar is devalued and we get ever closer to the fiscal cliff that we are approaching, more and more people will have to find alternatives to paying contract prices.

LexLuger82 said:
Prepaid plans are for cheap people and people with bad credit
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that is an ignorant thing to say.
Prepaid is for the smart consumer. It provides better value as well as freedom from longterm contract commitments.
Cellular service providers realize this. That is why they heavily discount phones because they know they easily profit from high monthly rates that the consumer is locked into for 2yrs.
The one great thing with the photon is that it is both GSM and CDMA. It will work on every carrier in the USA other than verizon.

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that is an ignorant thing to say.
Prepaid is for the smart consumer. It provides better value as well as freedom from longterm contract commitments.
Cellular service providers realize this. That is why they heavily discount phones because they know they easily profit from high monthly rates that the consumer is locked into for 2yrs.
The one great thing with the photon is that it is both GSM and CDMA. It will work on every carrier in the USA other than verizon.
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So people with monthly plans are not smart?
And also if you installed the last update it locked your phone from being used on other networks.
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LexLuger82 said:
So people with monthly plans are not smart?
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1. There are different types of prepaid plans. Some are service per month while others are service per minute/mb. In either case there is no longterm contract commitment. Generally, the best value is a prepaid monthly plan.
2. Prepaid plans offer more value than a longterm contract.
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And also if you installed the last update it locked your phone from being used on other networks.
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I waited to hear from others (sprint soak testers) before choosing to apply the update. In general, beta-testers (soak testers) take on all the risks with very little benefit. Thus, I have 4 photons with 2.3.4
thanks xda from saving me from that mistake!

Prepaid users are second priority to monthly customers when it comes to towers
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Sprint’s MVNO contract states that Sprint must provide its Customer MVNOs with service parity to traditional Sprint wireless voice and data service. It’s all laid out in very clear terms. Well, as clear as terms can be when lawyers come together to create a tome.
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you will notice that quote is directly from Ting, one of Sprint's MVNOs.

LexLuger82 said:
Prepaid plans are for cheap people and people with bad credit
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Unlimited 3g>Limited 3g
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wow, that is pretty ignorant. congrats on letting the person behind the screen name show a bit.

chris3746 said:
wow, that is pretty ignorant. congrats on letting the person behind the screen name show a bit.
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Just ignore him. Any regular to the Photon forums knows how he is.. All he does is post completely unhelpful one liner comments.

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Acvice said:
Just ignore him. Any regular to the Photon forums knows how he is.. All he does is post completely unhelpful one liner comments.
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And all you do is troll and ride my nuts, so what do you bring to the table?
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wow, that is pretty ignorant. congrats on letting the person behind the screen name show a bit.
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Says the cheap or broke person typing
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Prepaid users are second priority to monthly customers when it comes to towers
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This
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Verizon to Sprint

I want to start by saying I work for Verizon wireless tech support so trust me I know I made the right choice. I just want to thank all of the devs for their hard work but my time here has ended. I have just received my Samsung Epic 4g Touch which blows dust on the X2 in every way. Why?.. For sure to get official ICS update, 1gig of ram with 16gig internal memory, bigger better display(4.52), cheaper plans and unlimited data usage with great 4g coverage. I only paid $79 including phone and wireless bluetooth earbuds and unlocked bl!! Screen is gorgeous and super fast!! You can get the same deal at letstalk.com.. If you decide to go through letstalk.com then pm me to get the $25 off and $25 credit for me!!
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X2 for sale.. $200?
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Sprint service sucks where I am in NC. I never lose service on Verizon though. I have unlimited data also.
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03civicdx said:
Sprint service sucks where I am in NC. I never lose service on Verizon though. I have unlimited data also.
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You have unlimited data right now.. but not for long.. trust me. Sprint has jus recently put 4g towers in my area(augusta, ga) which is on par with Verizon so why not save $50 a month!! Verizon does have excellent service but Sprint is catching up fast!! My contract doesn't end til january so if sprint let's me down I have 30 days to send it back and cancel service..
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I have unlimited data with Verizon and will keep it since I have been with them so long it was grandfathered in. But I have to admit Verizon is pissing me off with the bootloader and giving people crap about why we activate our phones so much. They know we are sbfing the damn thing.
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I have unlimited data with Verizon and will keep it since I have been with them so long it was grandfathered in. But I have to admit Verizon is pissing me off with the bootloader and giving people crap about why we activate our phones so much. They know we are sbfing the damn thing.
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I am beyond pissed!!
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If it wasnt for the fact they treat me so well at the local verizon store...i would switch also. But im also in nc...eastern to be exact and when I had sprint the service was horrible..but again that was a few years back as well.
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Wait...you work for verizon?? Wasnt you who called me and asked why I kept reactivating my phone was it??? Lol
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Lubencw said:
Wait...you work for verizon?? Wasnt you who called me and asked why I kept reactivating my phone was it??? Lol
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Lol..
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I live in the western portion of North Carolina and Sprint service here is terrible. When I had Sprint, while in town where service was supposed to be "best" my calls would drop like crazy. I could go into a store and service would go away completely. I had the same issue with AT&T. By far Verizon has the better network in my area. It's sad that we cannot get our BL unlocked but I remain hopeful. As per price, VZW is costly but people keep paying them so I'm sure they don't plan to change that anytime soon.
I used to work as a Verizon tech support agent with Verizon Online DSL which sucked hard. I had nothing to do with the phones, unfortunately. But yeah, I have been considering moving to sprint, but, alas, the Verizon Galaxy Nexus is just beyond the horizon for me. I must have it. I will soon leave this phone and forum and enjoy the freedom of an unlocked bootloader like I once had with my Samsung Fascinate. Oh how I miss that phone. But oh well. Its GNex for me.
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Around here, unless you live in a bigger city Sprint in Northern Indiana has really no coverage. Hell where I'm at Verizon barely has any, either. But then again neither does the Death Star or any other carrier. This area is a black hole for cellular signal. Although VZW is a little more costly as far as coverage you can't beat it. Now hardware on the other hand...
The other reason I left Sprint was because when I was married and the wife went on vacation to Maine several times a year Sprint had no coverage. Imagine my surprise when they tell me that I have an $800 bill because the signal was bouncing off Canadian towers. Granted from where her father lived I could throw a stone and hit Canada,she was still on US soil. Hence the other reason i switched
Sprint was the first carrier I ever had. The reception sucked and I had horrible service. I since moved through carriers and settled in with Verizon since I rarely go through patches where I lose service.
I too still receive the unlimited data since having the plan for so long. I have some friends and family who remain on Sprint and honestly, all I hear them do is complain. Perhaps they're chronic complainers, I don't know or perhaps its the area they use the phone in, but I don't hear many good things despite being in a fairly metropolitan area.
I also receive a 25% discount on the plan and accessories so that helps keep me a loyal customer. If they get rid of unlimited data, I'd possibly consider but so far Verizon seems to be the better of the two evils for me.
Im no legal wizard but I firmly believe if they changed all of us who are grandfathered in it would be breach of contract. We renewed our contracts and they decide to change it? Not only would I go elsewhere but id tell them where to shove their early termination fee. At $250 per month Id better be getting unlimited!
Lubencw said:
Im no legal wizard but I firmly believe if they changed all of us who are grandfathered in it would be breach of contract. We renewed our contracts and they decide to change it? Not only would I go elsewhere but id tell them where to shove their early termination fee. At $250 per month Id better be getting unlimited!
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Doubtful that it would be breach of contract because they reserve the right to adjust as necessary. They litter their contracts with jargon and other nonsense so normal people have no interest to actually read it word for word and simply put their trust in them.
They simply adjust what needs to be adjusted and use whatever clause is in the contract that states they can make changes as necessary for the betterment of the network and its users. Even if that means throttling the highest data usage customers.
Chances are though they wouldn't out right get rid of it and force us all onto limited data contracts. They'd completely do away with it if they wanted and when it came time for renewing the contract, it simply would not be an option. I wouldn't worry about this happening though.
Lubencw said:
If it wasnt for the fact they treat me so well at the local verizon store...i would switch also. But im also in nc...eastern to be exact and when I had sprint the service was horrible..but again that was a few years back as well.
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I just got back from the Morehead city Verizon store. Fixing the awnings that blew off during the hurricane this summer.
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Well it looks like thats the one ill be using...I forgot the one here in New Bern closed.....grrrrr
Lubencw said:
Well it looks like thats the one ill be using...I forgot the one here in New Bern closed.....grrrrr
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The employees there are great! They gave me a free case and 3 pack of screen protectors. Its funny there are 2 Verizon stores on hwy 70 in Morehead within a few miles of each other.
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I want to start by saying I work for Verizon wireless tech support so trust me I know I made the right choice. I just want to thank all of the devs for their hard work but my time here has ended. I have just received my Samsung Epic 4g Touch which blows dust on the X2 in every way. Why?.. For sure to get official ICS update, 1gig of ram with 16gig internal memory, bigger better display(4.52), cheaper plans and unlimited data usage with great 4g coverage. I only paid $79 including phone and wireless bluetooth earbuds and unlocked bl!! Screen is gorgeous and super fast!! You can get the same deal at letstalk.com.. If you decide to go through letstalk.com then pm me to get the $25 off and $25 credit for me!!
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Flamebeats is not opening/answering my private message. Why???

At&t shared data plans

So following in VZW footsteps, At&t now has shared data plans as well.
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merlin66676 said:
So following in VZW footsteps, At&t now has shared data plans as well.
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I don't think this really deserved its own thread... There is an off topic thread for a reason.
Not trying to be an ass or anything also, I'm sure most of us already knew this
Yep, difference is that they allow you to upgrade and keep your grandfathered plans (at least for now).
Just saw the commercial.
Well, looks like ill be going to sprint when my contract is over...
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chrisjz said:
Well, looks like ill be going to sprint when my contract is over...
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Idk man. The unlimited 4G at T-Mobile looks nice when mine's up. Although, I'm trying to be hopeful that it will somehow encourage Verizon to rethink their stance because in terms of coverage in my area, no one comes close.
If you want to keep your unlimited plan just don't upgrade through Verizon. You can usually buy the newer phones on their networks for around $200 - $300 on eBay, swappa, craigslist, or amazon. Just pick up whatever phone you want and walk into Verizon and request a sim for the phone or have then program it.
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dogswind said:
Idk man. The unlimited 4G at T-Mobile looks nice when mine's up. Although, I'm trying to be hopeful that it will somehow encourage Verizon to rethink their stance because in terms of coverage in my area, no one comes close.
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I thought about that to but doesn't T-Mobile throttle you after like 500mb though and force you on 3g or 2g for the remainder of the month? I think sprint is the only one that won't cut you off. For me if Verizon forces me off unlimited I think I'll stay cause nobody else has as good of service but sprint might be tempting.
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LakerStar25 said:
I thought about that to but doesn't T-Mobile throttle you after like 500mb though and force you on 3g or 2g for the remainder of the month? I think sprint is the only one that won't cut you off. For me if Verizon forces me off unlimited I think I'll stay cause nobody else has as good of service but sprint might be tempting.
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The new plan going live on the 5th is being advertised as truly unlimited. No caps or throttling:
http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/21/t-mobile-leak-suggests-truly-unlimited-4g-data-add-on-launchin/
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I thought about that to but doesn't T-Mobile throttle you after like 500mb though and force you on 3g or 2g for the remainder of the month? I think sprint is the only one that won't cut you off. For me if Verizon forces me off unlimited I think I'll stay cause nobody else has as good of service but sprint might be tempting.
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Sprint can't throttle you because if they slowed it down any more, it wouldnt even load the play store. It already took long enough to do that when I had sprint. I loved sprints customer service but their data network is awful, not to mention it will take them forever to roll out 4g. Verizon might cost more per month but it's worth it. Sprint has unlimited because their 3g is so slow you can't use a lot of data and their WiMAX is almost nonexistent unless you live in huge cities. Just warning you guys.
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Evocm7 said:
Sprint can't throttle you because if they slowed it down any more, it wouldnt even load the play store. It already took long enough to do that when I had sprint. I loved sprints customer service but their data network is awful, not to mention it will take them forever to roll out 4g. Verizon might cost more per month but it's worth it. Sprint has unlimited because their 3g is so slow you can't use a lot of data and their WiMAX is almost nonexistent unless you live in huge cities. Just warning you guys.
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Stamp. So damn true about Sprint... Verizon is second worst on 3g though, to be fair. GSM has always trumped CDMA in the 3g department in my experience.
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The new plan going live on the 5th is being advertised as truly unlimited. No caps or throttling:
http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/21/t-mobile-leak-suggests-truly-unlimited-4g-data-add-on-launchin/
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Yea looks good but their 4g isn't that good or as fast as lte and they won't have lte for a while and their service isn't great especially in my area. But in the next 5 years when everyone has lte it will be good to see them really compete for customers.
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Bonus is you can take the Rezound over to Tmo. They always have better android phones than vzw half the time anyway.
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AshtonTS said:
I don't think this really deserved its own thread... There is an off topic thread for a reason.
Not trying to be an ass or anything also, I'm sure most of us already knew this
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Is this not the general discussion board? Is this not a general discussion? For ****s sake...
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Phaded said:
Is this not the general discussion board? Is this not a general discussion? For ****s sake...
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Last I checked, I'm allowed to share my opinion without being called out
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LakerStar25 said:
Yea looks good but their 4g isn't that good or as fast as lte and they won't have lte for a while and their service isn't great especially in my area. But in the next 5 years when everyone has lte it will be good to see them really compete for customers.
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Yeah they are behind. I have a long time on my contract though, so who knows by then.
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Stamp. So damn true about Sprint... Verizon is second worst on 3g though, to be fair. GSM has always trumped CDMA in the 3g department in my experience.
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I never had a phone on att that worked worth a damn (iPhone back when I didn't know how truely evil apple was) on 3g but I have seen others on att do well on 3g. But 3g works well for me on Verizon. I use it all the time since it doesn't hog battery like 4g which is great in my area. But when I'm running a speestest on 3g with my buddy and his HTC evo 3d next to me and I pull almost 2.0mbps down and 1 up and he barely pulls a .5 down and .1 up with his 400ms ping, Verizon's 3g is the **** lol. But you are right att 3g is better, their 4g is garbage through. Everyone i know barely pulls 7-8 down on att 4g while I'm flying by them at 40mbps while streaming Pandora in the background
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Yea I mean if atts service didn't literally make me mad, I would still use them just for the phones.. Verizon's is the only one I've had that I actually notice how good it is. The phones and the lock down aren't that great that ¦~\ but service is first and foremost. Plus on LTE I've never had lower than 11 down and 2 up (its usually over 15 and under 40 up, with over 5 down) and I've been across states down south in 4G areas... ATT and TMO and Sprint don't compare in places Ive been down here. Plus my 3G speeds are as fast and their 4G pretty often and that's unacceptable to me.
Pitty there isn't unlimited anymore and some gooder phones lulz
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Pitty there isn't unlimited anymore and some gooder phones lulz
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We can thank the bastards that have usenet accounts and use 50-100+gb per month for that one. It really is useless, they probably just have one for the sole purpose of racking up as much data as possible.
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We can thank the bastards that have usenet accounts and use 50-100+gb per month for that one. It really is useless, they probably just have one for the sole purpose of racking up as much data as possible.
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I don't really think that's the reason... But I'm sure they considered that as well... I think it's because they own so much spectrum that they can increase the price of whatever they want and people will pay for it... Plus ATT started the teird data garbage. Verizon followed a year later... Then Verizon started the share plan garbage.. now ATT has followed that. It's all about money. Data used to be a lot cheaper once upon a time, but not as good persay.. Personally I think they should still have unlimited 4G and capped 3G or vice versa... Idk though... Meh it is what it is.

[NEW SPRINT]Softbank to pay $20 billion for a 70% stake in Sprint

http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/11/softbank-acquire-sprint-nextel/
I wonder if this will hurt the LTE Roll out...This should be interesting.
UPDATE 10-14-12
Softbank to pay $20 billion for a 70 percent stake in Sprint
http://www.cnbc.com/id/49408877/
Info posted by user: Overtew October 14th 11pm source: Seeking Alpha
http://m.seekingalpha.com/article/922181
Info posted by user: romeoh October 14th 11pm source: Buisness Insider
http://www.businessinsider.com/softbank-buys-sprint-2012-10-b
Info from user: swaze 5am October 15th: New Publicly traded entity New Sprint source:Android Central
http://www.androidcentral.com/softbank-confirms-70-percent-acquisition-sprint-worth-201-billion
Challenges for Sprint: Info from user: fpineda101 October 15th 12pm Source:ZDNet
http://www.zdnet.com/softbank-as-sp...billion-does-doesnt-do-7000005765/?s_cid=e539
BrianBaker said:
http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/11/softbank-acquire-sprint-nextel/
I wonder if this will hurt the LTE Roll out...This should be interesting.
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Well, there goes my SERO plan...
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Hahahaha, look at their HTC profile: http://mb.softbank.jp/en/products/htc/
No, if anything we will gain. LTE, More phones & Color Emoji
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Well may mean good things on the way if it happens hard to say tho...
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Sounds like it basically means a big Japanese piggy bank to tap into. Sounds good to me, unless they screw with prices or my unlimited plan.
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eXplicit815 said:
Well, there goes my SERO plan...
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Hahahaha, look at their HTC profile: http://mb.softbank.jp/en/products/htc/
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Can't hardly wait to get my hands on one of those brand spanking new touch pro devices.... Hope that isn't a sign of what's to come
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Oh crap....Hello Kitty HTC phones. That's what this means.
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Not an exciting acquisition for us the customer but one that will pay off Sprints debts and solidify them financially going forward.
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sounds like finally data is going to be fix...
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Just don't take my Unlimited plans
lazydazed said:
Can't hardly wait to get my hands on one of those brand spanking new touch pro devices.... Hope that isn't a sign of what's to come
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Really? I was more excited about those smaller Samsung flip phones... pretty neat idea. Phones these days are just so big.
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sounds like it's true
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Not good news at all. We're gonna rely on some Japanese company to come in and continue our perks we already have? (Unlimited everything; especially data, cheaper plans, and a growing network revision) unless this isn't a full buyout and just basically a purchase of a large part of sprint to give as already stated, a large piggy bank...
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Not good news at all. We're gonna rely on some Japanese company to come in and continue our perks we already have? (Unlimited everything; especially data, cheaper plans, and a growing network revision) unless this isn't a full buyout and just basically a purchase of a large part of sprint to give as already stated, a large piggy bank...
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I agree, unlimited everything will be the first thing to go.
mbaseball3 said:
Not good news at all. We're gonna rely on some Japanese company to come in and continue our perks we already have? (Unlimited everything; especially data, cheaper plans, and a growing network revision) unless this isn't a full buyout and just basically a purchase of a large part of sprint to give as already stated, a large piggy bank...
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I agree too. Just what we need, another company owned by an outside entity. Soon everything here will be owned by other countries.
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Honestly, It wouldn't be that bad. Softbank isn't a bad telecom.
Sprint's Key advantages are its Network Vision Towers & consumer wise, its unlimited data. With T-MOBILE bringing it back it'd be silly to remove that anytime soon. Softbank could build on that faster.
Now if it were Verizon, Vodafone, Rogers, Bell or Any Other Canadian Telecoms it'd be a horror story.
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This is horrible news. Sprint is bad enough as it is. Now management is going to be on the other side of the globe.
El_Colombiano said:
Just don't take my Unlimited plans
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Word
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Nvm 10char
Let's face it I doubt anyone could produce a worse network than sprint so I welcome it
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Question about sprints TEP plans

I pay the 11 some dollars a month for the TEP plan on my phones line, and I love the benefits. Since my first samsung moment dropped, I've probably had
3 replacement Samsung Moments
5 replacement EVO 4G's
5 replacement EVO 3D's
2 Replacement Blackberry Bold 9650's
I realize that's a lot of phones, but when you send out refurbed phones that were broken and then "repaired" what can you expect. I've honestly NEVER physically broken a phone to date (knock on wood), they've all suffered from software issues, or charging ports detaching etc.
Here's my question. I was talking to my friend last night, and he wants a new GS3 because of a superficial issue with his screen. I've had one or two phones replaced for some silly reasons, so I understand why he'd want a new one, but to date I've NEVER been charged for a phone replacement. They said it's a 150.00 fee for any kind of issues, and that's part of his TEP plan (He pays the 11.00 also).
Am I lucking out because I'm friends with all of the reps there? If there's a problem I walk into the store, ask for a replacement phone, they order one and I'm out of the store in 5 minutes and then the phones there tomorrow by 2pm. Can anyone chime in on this?
He will ONLY have to pay the 150 deductible if is physical damage.
via eVo.
Blackcircle said:
He will ONLY have to pay the 150 deductible if is physical damage.
via eVo.
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Okay. That would explain why he has to pay, and why I've never paid. Thanks!
I knew a guy that took his dirty tennis shoes back for new one because of a stupid return policy. Doesn't make it right.
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rbeavers said:
I knew a guy that took his dirty tennis shoes back for new one because of a stupid return policy. Doesn't make it right.
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Yes, and the thousands of people with 4G / LTE phones who live in areas WITHOUT 4G / LTE are still forced to pay that 10.00 a month, what's right about that?
Thanks for your concern though, ironically between the ages 18 and 19 I worked at my local Kmart as a loss prevention associate, and shoes were always the easiest to catch.
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Yes, and the thousands of people with 4G / LTE phones who live in areas WITHOUT 4G / LTE are still forced to pay that 10.00 a month, what's right about that?
Thanks for your concern though, ironically between the ages 18 and 19 I worked at my local Kmart as a loss prevention associate, and shoes were always the easiest to catch.
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I wouldn't take moral advice on policies from people who void their warranties by rooting their phones. It's like taking financial advice from a hobo. However, yeah, doesn't surprise me that 1) they'd be easy to catch and 2) that people would steal shoes from that K-Mart. Aaaah, good times at K-Mart...miss the K-Cafe
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Yes, and the thousands of people with 4G / LTE phones who live in areas WITHOUT 4G / LTE are still forced to pay that 10.00 a month, what's right about that?
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That fee doesn't exist. I wish people would let that go.
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NaterTots said:
That fee doesn't exist. I wish people would let that go.
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True but there is the premium fee which if you cant get over 500k why make them pay the fee
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Its a smartphone data fee. I've never had 4g or LTE in my area. Don't care either.
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True but there is the premium fee which if you cant get over 500k why make them pay the fee
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Even with the $10 added fee it's still cheaper than anyone else for unlimited data. It's not a big deal.
I see the fee as one for unlimited data - way cheaper for me than the other business models. So I'm willing to pay.
Unfortunately when you get less than 200kbps at best you still pay a premium data fee and who cares about unlimited data when your speeds are pathetic. My phone is basically useless unless I'm on WiFi. Sprint won't cancel your contract unless you're roaming excessively and costing them money.
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We dish out 50.00 a month to sprint for that "premium data" fee lol. That's a lot of money we just give sprint for the hell of it imo.
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I'm sorry but premium data is for all smart phones because they use data all the time.
Still cheaper than what anyone else offers.
Everyone that complains about spotted with sprint, didn't you check coverage before committing?
I have great coverage everywhere I go. Hence why I have Sprint.
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I'm sorry but premium data is for all smart phones because they use data all the time.
Still cheaper than what anyone else offers.
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A quick story about the fee being for smartphones. My daughter's EVO had a software issue that I couldn't fix so we went to the Sprint store and switched her temporarily to her old LG Optimus. The Rep was able to remove the $10 fee. So tell me how is this possible if you can still have a non 4g capable smartphone on the plan? I do agree though that it is cheaper than the alternatives.
No clue. I just know they add it to all smartphones whether they have 4g or not. As of over a year.
Last year the only android phone that didn't get the fee was the Samsung replenish which is a piece of crap of a phone.
Sprint changed the 4g fee in August 2010 to a premium data fee for Android, wp, and BB phones.
You must have gotten a good Rep then.
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Yes, and the thousands of people with 4G / LTE phones who live in areas WITHOUT 4G / LTE are still forced to pay that 10.00 a month, what's right about that?
Thanks for your concern though, ironically between the ages 18 and 19 I worked at my local Kmart as a loss prevention associate, and shoes were always the easiest to catch.
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He was not stealing the store policy was if ANY thing was wrong with your purchase they would exchange it. Needless to say they have gone out of business.
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Chyrux said:
I wouldn't take moral advice on policies from people who void their warranties by rooting their phones. It's like taking financial advice from a hobo. However, yeah, doesn't surprise me that 1) they'd be easy to catch and 2) that people would steal shoes from that K-Mart. Aaaah, good times at K-Mart...miss the K-Cafe
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If you pay for it you can do what ever you want with it.
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NaterTots said:
Everyone that complains about spotted with sprint, didn't you check coverage before committing?
I have great coverage everywhere I go. Hence why I have Sprint.
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The problem is I had decent coverage until I moved to a more urban area and now my coverage absolutely sucks.
Spent a half hour on the phone today with a "technical support" rep who was just reading off her computer how to update my profile and other pointless things. Trying to blame my poor speeds on my phone. She wanted me to take my phone to a repair center until I told her it can't be my phone because all four of my phones are just as bad. She finally told me she would pass it down to the service techs in my area and call when they figure something out. They keep blaming it on an outage, but it has been this bad for over a year.
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there would also be a deductible for loss/theft, although I realize that didnt happen here.

Cyber Monday Deals

White G2 free today from Verizon!
Just got it for my wife ?
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Some deal, you get locked in for 2 years with the highest priced carrier with little to no data usage... Suckers
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It's also free via Sprint, for new lines and upgrades, but you need to use the holiday tab to get it free for upgrades.
I believe this is the correct link - http://shop.sprint.com/mysprint/shop/phone_wall.jsp?INTNAV=LP:SpecialOffers:LGG2MiniFree:120213
shook187 said:
Some deal, you get locked in for 2 years with the highest priced carrier with little to no data usage... Suckers
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Not so bad if you do the unlimited data bait & switch. Not all of us have the convenience of reliable coverage from multiple carriers in our areas regardless of what coverage maps show.
Quit judging, I'm just passing on info man.
There's a reason Sprint is cheap, their coverage sucks.
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garywojdan81 said:
White G2 free today from Verizon!
Just got it for my wife ?
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It's available in white now? Sweet! Congrats! Got the the Black on VZW during glitch, my daughter has the white on Tmobile.
[email protected] said:
It's available in white now? Sweet! Congrats! Got the the Black on VZW during glitch, my daughter has the white on Tmobile.
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I am getting the white one today through work and it was free for them.
If only it was off contract cuz im flashed to page plus....
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shook187 said:
Some deal, you get locked in for 2 years with the highest priced carrier with little to no data usage... Suckers
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Some of us don't care as we are already WITH these carriers. If we are going to use them anyway, why not take advantage of a free phone?? (I am with ATT not verizon but same ol' same ol')
I am sick of peoples insistance that contract free is so great. If you live outside the USA, MAYBE, inside the USA that is not even close to true unless you A.) enjoy crap service B.) barely move C.) Never use your phone.
I would take AT&T or Verizon over any prepaid crap service and featureless "plan" any day of the week, hands down. I have tried many difference prepaid services and they are all the same, terrible spotty service, slow speeds, and hack call quality. Again this does not apply outside the USA, but here, prepaid is AWFUL.
I have no interest in swapping carriers, therefor I chose to use my upgrades and get free/discounted phones since I am going to continue to use AT&T anyway. My plan price does not go down if I do not, there is no advantage to me for not upgrading other than allowing to me to switch carriers.
Jocelyn said:
It's also free via Sprint, for new lines and upgrades, but you need to use the holiday tab to get it free for upgrades.
I believe this is the correct link - http://shop.sprint.com/mysprint/shop/phone_wall.jsp?INTNAV=LP:SpecialOffers:LGG2MiniFree:120213
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No not from Sprint. I tried and then call to order via phone and itis only for new customer or add a line. called locall Sprint store and same deal.
Best Buy has it free for upgrade.
That's a really good deal. And what he said I have no intentions of leaving Verizon so it I'm going to pay the same anyway might as well upgrade. I lost my unlimited and now I'm on the 6 gig plan. I average like 2 gigs a month so it was no big deal for me. My daughter average 30 gigs a month so she pretty much has to stay unlimited lol
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dps33 said:
No not from Sprint. I tried and then call to order via phone and itis only for new customer or add a line. called locall Sprint store and same deal.
Best Buy has it free for upgrade.
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Yea, if they offered this deal with upgraded, I'd be all over it.
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centro714 said:
Yea, if they offered this deal with upgraded, I'd be all over it.
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You can be all over it from Best Buy. The have it free for upgrading as well.
I rushed to the Bestbuy store on BF for $49.99. Fought for parking space, waited in long line and now find out it's free.
I can only laugh at myself. Sad but laughable.
votinh said:
I rushed to the Bestbuy store on BF for $49.99. Fought for parking space, waited in long line and now find out it's free.
I can only laugh at myself. Sad but laughable.
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Call them, maybe they'll credit you
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Bestbuy will them free for a while
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If you order any Verizon phone through Comcast's website, u get a $200 Visa card, free LG G2 and free activation.
shook187 said:
Some deal, you get locked in for 2 years with the highest priced carrier with little to no data usage... Suckers
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Some of us don't care about being locked into a contract. Where I live Verizon's coverage is so much better than everyone else's that I'll gladly pay more for it. Also, Verizon is offering former unlimited customers 6 GB of data for the 2 GB price with no additional strings attached. So the little to no data usage part doesn't apply either.
Did the exact same thing. BF $49 and cyber monday free. I took my receipt to best buy and they credited back my card. It was simple and fast.
Ordered mine for $0. Added as a new line. I already have a S3 on unlimited. Planning to break the contract immediately after activation and pay $350 ETF. Pay 1 day prorated monthly charge. Profit :laugh::good:. Sell my S3 for $180-$200 on ebay. U cant get such a good phone for $350 and still retain unlimited.
Have chat transcripts with VZW reps..who said doing such a thing will only result in a $350 ETF!!
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Ordered mine for $0. Added as a new line. I already have a S3 on unlimited. Planning to break the contract immediately after activation and pay $350 ETF. Pay 1 day prorated monthly charge. Profit :laugh::good:. Sell my S3 for $180-$200 on ebay. U cant get such a good phone for $350 and still retain unlimited.
Have chat transcripts with VZW reps..who said doing such a thing will only result in a $350 ETF!!
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You can get the deal if you use the loophole. I just did it twice, once for my line and just this week for my wife's line.
We both had upgrades due on our unlimited lines. We have 5 lines total on a national family plan, 2 are feature phones & 3 are smartphones. I transferred our upgrades to the feature phone lines, got the g2's at the promo price, and activated the new phones on the former feature phone lines. Immediately reactivated the feature phones on their respective lines by dialing *228 which deactivated the new phones and automatically cancelled the mandatory data plans required by the upgraded devices. Now that both new phones are free from their original lines, I popped in our SIM cards which reactivated the new phones on our unlimited lines.
So, new phones for promo pricing and unlimited data retained=win/win.
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